Greenacres Campsite

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Hardstanding pitches (added by manager 22 Jan 2024)
Plenty of space to relax (added by manager 03 aug 2022)
Camping pod exterior (added by manager 03 aug 2022)
Site (added by manager 22 jan 2024)

  • Relaxed family-run site in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley
  • Near Clearwell Caves, Puzzlewood, Cannop Ponds and Go Ape
  • Space to play, huge grassy pitches and close to a forest
Picture your next break among green space, woodland walks and cycling trails in the peaceful woodland setting of the famed Forest of Dean, on the edge of the market town of Coleford… You'll get a warm welcome at this relaxed, family-run and family-friendly park, in an area surrounded by ancient castles and abbeys, smashing scenery and miles of waymarked walking and biking trails. As Greenacres Campsite is right in the middle of the Forest of Dean, across the road from a woodland and within walking distance of the River Wye, it's in a good spot for fishing, bike rides and long woodland strolls, as well as easy access to attractions such as Clearwell Caves, Puzzlewood, Cannop Ponds and Go Ape at Mallards Pike Lake. Set in a field that stretches across two acres within an 11-acre smallholding, pitches are spacious, level and grassy, and the park is surrounded by huge mature trees that provide good shade and shelter from the elements. Kids should be kept very well occupied at the excellent playground less than five minutes' stroll away, where there's also plenty of space to for ball games and dog walking. Barbecues and campfires are allowed: most handy if you land yourself a fish or two in the Wye or decide to pick up a few sausages in Coleford… Otherwise, there's a good traditional English pub in Newland, a short walk away, and another in Staunton within a 30-minute woodland ramble. The wider local area has plenty of pubs, restaurants and takeaways (many of which are happy to deliver straight to the site).

Site type

Touring caravan pitches 40
Motorhome pitches 40
Tent pitches 40
Lodges, cabins, pods or huts 2
Open now
Please note
  • Dogs are not allowed if you are staying in the accommodation units.

Languages spoken

English

Open from Fri, 22 Mar to

Pitch types & availability

Reviews

98%

would recommend this site to a friend

96%

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Only showing reviews for the last 30 months.

Great for Symonds Yat. Super clean, calm and staff are lovely !

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Amanda R. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: A wonderfully friendly and tranquil campsite. Despite reception being closed the note on the door welcomed us and advised us of our pitch. All amenities available ! Even fire pits can be rented. The shower and toilet block are pristine! There are hairdryers too. Staff are super friendly and helpful and the reception also does cooked breakfast. The staff advised us about walks, footpaths and their knowledge of the local area is excellent. Tip: don't forget you campervan ramps to get your van level!

Disliked: A bit of a hike to the village, so stayed onsite in the evening. The odd microlight flew nearby. But I believe this is very occasional.

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Large open field. Clean, hot showers.…

Overall 8/10
Location 8
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 6
Customer service 4
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 2
Grant N. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Large open field. Clean, hot showers.

Disliked: Having to phone to find pitch as reception not maned.

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From the manager: Thank you for your feedback. I am pleased you liked our site and would return. I am sorry to hear that you were inconvenienced by reception being closed but you did not arrive until gone 6 Sunday evening having booked at quarter past four that evening. As a small family run site, we are open as much as is possible but we do like to have our Sunday evenings off to recharge. We do hope to welcome you back

Lovely staff, lots to offer and we will be coming back.

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Andrew M. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Absolutely fantastic! Super clean facilities, quiet, easy to find, brilliant amenities. We will be back!!!

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From the manager: Thank you for your review. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay and look forward to welcoming you back.

A lovely campsite in a very good location.

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 6
Child friendliness No rating
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 4
Lu B. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Very clean shower block and always ample hot water for washing up. Plenty of space for the tent pitch and parking of car. Lovely coffee shop and basic supplies available to buy.

Disliked: The site has a quiet time between 8 am & 10 pm. However on the Friday night there were children and adults shouting until 11 pm and on the Saturday night one of our party had to go and ask a very large group of adults and children at 10.30 pm to keep the noise down. Apparently they were running organised games for the children and were not aware of the 10 pm quiet time. This is advertised on the website and the brochure we are given on arrival. This perhaps should be highlighted on arrival at the campsite as we were not overly happy with the constant noise.

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From the manager: Thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear about your experience with the noise during your stay. Our quiet time policy from 10 PM to 8 AM is clearly stated on our website and in the brochures provided at check-in. Everyone is made aware of this noise policy and we do expect all our guests to adhere to it. It is disappointing that on this occasion a minority has spoiled it for you. We live on site and make regular checks and did deal with a noise issue on the Friday. As a result, we made extra checks on the Saturday and all seemed fine when we left at 10.15. We were not made aware of any issues later that evening and are truly sorry and disappointed to hear that you were adversely affected. We can only assure you that this is the exception to the rule for us and does not happen very often. If we are made aware of it we do deal with it. We do hope that you will return and give us a second chance, especially as you seem to have loved the rest of the site.

Very good campsite. Toilet and shower blocks are very nice and super…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Very good campsite. Toilet and shower blocks are very nice and super clean. Had a great stay.

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Lovely clean facilities Nice pitch Mostly for family’s lovely clean site…

Overall 8/10
Location 6
Value for money 6
Accommodation 6
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 8
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely clean facilities Nice pitch Mostly for family’s lovely clean site

Disliked: The approach to the site It’s a little stssp

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Great site, Great staff. Exactly what was needes

Overall 8/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 8
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Brook H. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Easy to find, friendly staff. Good, clean facilities. Smallish but well laid out site.

Disliked: Water pressure was variable but it’s a minor thing.

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Really excellent campsite. Clean shower block, great little cafe/shop and a nice…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 8
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 10
Paul L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Really excellent campsite. Clean shower block, great little cafe/shop and a nice size. The only thing that needs improving is the playground for smaller children.

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Excellent site with clean facilities, friendly staff and level pitches

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 8
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 8
Cleanliness 10
Wifi No rating
Anonymous The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional grass pitch

Liked: Well kept site with clean facilities, plenty of space and friendly staff. Nice peacful area. Easy to find and fresh, delicious pre-booked pizza on arrival!

Disliked: Nothing really!

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Lovely clean site and peaceful. Walking distance to coleford nice little village.…

Overall 10/10
Location 10
Value for money 10
Accommodation 10
Facilities / Activities 10
Customer service 10
Child friendliness 10
Cleanliness 10
Wifi 8
marc L. The reviewer booked through Pitchup.com

Electric optional hardstanding and grass touring pitch

Liked: Lovely clean site and peaceful. Walking distance to coleford nice little village. Will be booking another stay.

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Features

Leisure on site

Bar or club house Cycle hire Evening entertainment Fishing Fitness centre Games room Indoor swimming pool Kids' club On-site restaurant/cafe Outdoor swimming pool Play area TV room Take away Tennis Watersports

Amenities on site

Baby-changing facilities Bath available Car parking by pitch/unit Composting toilet Dog park Drying room Food shop Free wifi Ice pack freezing Internet access Launderette Local produce Parent & baby washroom Pick-up from public transport Picnic table Portable toilet Pub toilets Public telephone Shower available Toilet block Washing-up area Wifi

Groups welcome

D. of E. welcome Family friendly Motorcycle friendly Rallies welcome Single-sex groups welcome Student groups welcome

Rules

Barbecue provided Barbecues allowed Campfires allowed Commercial vehicles allowed Dogs allowed Dogs allowed all year

Camping 2.0

Jumbo tent pitches

Themes

Forest Peaceful Remote location Spectacular scenery Walkers' paradise Wildlife haven

Utilities

Charging facilities Chemical disposal Electric car charging point(s) Gas cylinders available Recycling available Renewable energy

Nearby amenities

Bar nearby Dog walk nearby Public transport nearby Shop nearby

Type

Medium (26-50 pitches)

Accessibility

Disabled facilities

Nearby leisure

Canoeing/kayaking nearby Climbing nearby Cycle hire nearby Cycling nearby Fishing nearby Golf nearby Horse riding nearby Indoor pool nearby Mountain biking nearby Outdoor pool nearby Restaurant nearby Tennis nearby

Touring and motorhomes

Tourer storage facilities

Location

Greenacres Campsite

Scowles Road

Coleford

Gloucestershire

England

GL16 8QS

Directions

Timezone

Europe/London +0100 (GMT+01:00)

GPS

51.79764°N
-2.63307°W

Nearest transport

Coach
6.1 km Bus Station
13.4 km Cantilupe Road
17.7 km Bus Station
Rail
11.7 km Lydney Rail Station
17.7 km Chepstow Rail Station
20.9 km Cam & Dursley Rail Station
Ferry
13.1 km Lydney Harbour
13.2 km Sharpness Old Docks
33 km Bristol Docks Ferry Landing
Airport
34.4 km Gloucestershire Airport
46 km Bristol International Airport

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Local attractions

Outdoorsy types are well catered to around here, with canoeing and paddleboarding at Symonds Yat Rock, archery and clay pigeon shooting in St Briavels, and pony trekking at Bream. If you're into golfing, then you're also in luck: Coleford has two courses, both less than 10 minutes' drive away. Follow the walking trail through the ancient 14-acre forest of Puzzlewood – the location for the filming of Dr Who, Star Wars, Merlin and Atlantis – to see rock formations and twisted trees, or visit Clearwell Caves to learn about the forest's 4,500-year ore and ochre mining heritage, both within a couple of easy miles of the site. Heaps of historic spots are within easy reach of Greenacres Campsite too, including Tintern Abbey's ruins and the castles of Raglan, Goodrich and Chepstow. The Dean Heritage Centre is a short drive away in the valley of Soudley, and comes highly recommended by Greenacres staff.

Water quality at nearby bathing waters

Name Distance Type 2020 2019 2018 2017
Clevedon Beach 43.1 km Estuary N/A Good Good Good

Data source: European Environment Agency

Must see

Caldicot Castle & Country Park 5.9 km

Goodrich Castle 8.1 km

Raglan Castle 15.2 km

WWT Slimbridge Wetlands Centre 17 km

Berkeley Castle 17.1 km

National Trust

The Kymin 4.1 km

Skenfrith Castle 14.3 km

Westbury Court Garden 15.4 km

Woodchester Park 26.3 km

Newark Park 28.4 km

Cycle routes

Find local routes on the National Cycle Network - over 12,000 miles of cycling routes.

Other

A4136 - Longstone - Forest Trail - A4136 1.3 km

Coleford - Nagshead RSPB Reserve - Coalway - Coleford 1.5 km

Staunton - Highmeadow Woods - Symonds Yat 2 km

Newland - Marions Enclosure - Knockalls Inclosure - Newland 2.1 km

Staunton - Buckstone - Hearkening Rock - Staunton 2.7 km

Local events

  • Green Man Festival (Thursday, 15 August 2024 – Thursday, 15 August 2024)

    Crickhowell, Wales 38.1 km

  • Bristol International Balloon Fiesta (Thursday, 8 August 2024 – Thursday, 8 August 2024)

    Bristol, England 39.5 km

Please note: All distances on this page are calculated "as the crow flies" - please check actual distance depending on your mode of travel using the Get directions button above.

Nearest sites

Unfortunately, we have no nearby bookable sites.

Want to know more about camping in Gloucestershire?

  • Does Greenacres Campsite have a swimming pool? No View all features
  • Is Greenacres Campsite dog friendly? Yes View all features
  • What attractions are near Greenacres Campsite? Outdoorsy types are well catered to around here, with canoeing and paddleboarding at Symonds Yat Rock, archery and clay pigeon shooting in St Briavels, and pony trekking at Bream. If you're into … Read more
  • When can I check in and check out of Greenacres Campsite?
    Camping and touring
    Arrive:  1 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  11 a.m.
    On-site accommodation
    Arrive:  2 p.m. –  9 p.m.
    Depart by:  10 a.m.
    Read more
  • How much does it cost to stay at Greenacres Campsite? From R431.88 (for 1 night, 2 adults) - prices may change depending on your dates and party.